#FFCA84
Peach · very light warm orange
About #FFCA84
#FFCA84 is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 79% green and 52% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 48% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Peach and Sand (ΔE 15.8), with Sand the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #84B9FF (cornflower), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.03:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #FFCA84?
#FFCA84 is a very light, moderately saturated orange colour. Digitally that works out to 100% red, 79% green and 52% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 48% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FFCA84?
Use black text. Black on #FFCA84 has a contrast ratio of 14.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FFCA84?
Its complementary colour is #84B9FF, and analogous partners are #FF8C84 and #F7FF84.